Pleasant Garden, North Carolina
| Pleasant Garden, North Carolina | ||
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| Motto: "Remembering the Past, While Moving towards the Future" | ||
 Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°57′40″N 79°45′48″W / 35.96111°N 79.76333°WCoordinates: 35°57′40″N 79°45′48″W / 35.96111°N 79.76333°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| County | Guilford | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.4 sq mi (39.8 km2) | |
| • Land | 15.3 sq mi (39.7 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 4,489 | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,789 | |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 27313 | |
| Area code(s) | 336 | |
| FIPS code | 37-52760 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021999 | |
| Website | Official Website of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina | |
Pleasant Garden is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,489 at the 2010 census.
Incorporated in 1997 from Fentress Township, Pleasant Garden was first settled in 1786, and known as a business district by that name since at least 1876.
Pleasant Garden is located at 35°57′40″N 79°45′48″W / 35.96111°N 79.76333°W (35.961103, -79.763387).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.4 square miles (40 km2), of which, 15.3 square miles (40 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.26%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,714 people, 1,783 households, and 1,383 families residing in the town. The population density was 307.2 people per square mile (118.6/km²). There were 1,874 housing units at an average density of 122.1 per square mile (47.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.19% White, 11.24% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
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